When the world media is focused on the war mongering of israel directed to Iran, the
naZionist settler colonialists efforts directed towards the Palestinian farmers in area C
intensify. More suppression efforts are directed to Nabi Saleh and Qaddum who are in the
front of the resistance. Other confrontations are a plenty in the South of Hebron Hills
where the colonialist settlers are the main attackers and the state forces "only" help
them. Lot of house demolitions are a daily phenomena. Bil'in, Ni'ilin, and Ma'asara who
started the persistent non armed popular struggle against the separation fence and
occupation floated to the margin of both suppression and media reporting. The sporadic
vigils within Israel and more so in Tel Aviv seems to be on the margin of attention only.

Bil'in

Though no dramatic conflicts there any more, and the site of the wall not viewed from the
village, the joint struggle continue. This Friday seen the usual demo at the the Abu Lamun
park and the near by separation wall. We were about dozen Israelis with the anarchists
against the wall, nearly two dozen internationals and similar number of Bil'iners. After
initial verbal confrontation mainly, the conflict intensified to tear gas canisters, skunk
water spray and even marginal invasion of state force through the far away gate. In spite
of the state forces intention to disperse us quickly, the strong northern wind dispersed
the tear gas and nearly neutralized it till a real efforts was initiated and put end to
the demo.

Israeli Military attempts to crush weekly Kufr Qaddum demonstration, 6 arrested.
Four human rights defenders (3 British citizens and an American), as well as two
Palestinians, were arrested at the weekly Kufr Qaddoum demonstration. They are currently
detained in the illegal Kedumim settlement police station for interrogation. The two
Palestinians, Majed Faruq, 20, and Abd al-Latif Faruq, 24 were arrested from inside their
homes as the army stormed the village.

The villagers of Kufr Qaddoum demonstrate weekly against the closure of the road from
their village to Nablus since 2002. The Palestinians are not allowed to travel the most
direct route to Nablus, 13 km away, due to the positioning of nearby illegal Israeli
settlement Kedumim. The commute to Nablus from Kufr Qaddoum is now doubled.

Although the weekly Kufr Qaddoum demonstrations have been going on for over a year, the
Israeli military has recently upped efforts to stop the demonstration from occurring. In
the past two weeks, the soldiers have entered the village before the midday prayer and the
beginning of the march towards the closed road, surrounding the mosque and firing tear gas
into the crowd. Three people, including an Israeli press activist [with the AAtW], were
injured as tear gas canisters were shot directly at them, hitting them in the arms. In
addition to tear gas and sound bombs, after the arrests the Israeli military entered into
the village with a skunk water truck. The checkpoints around the village were closed by
the Israeli military until 5 p.m.

The Israeli military has been continuing their arrests of villagers: soldiers came early
yesterday morning, Thursday 20 September at 2:30 a.m. to arrest four young Palestinian
men: Taka Mohammad, 17, Mohammad Amir, 16, Yosouf Shtaiwi, 20, and Nadir Amer, 23. Anas
Waleed Barham, 22, was arrested early Wednesday morning at a checkpoint. Another resident
of Kufr Qaddum, Ahmad Shtaiwi, 22, remains in prison since his arrest March 16th.

The nonviolent human rights defenders have been charged with throwing stones and being in
a closed military zone. There are reports that the detainees were beaten during the
arrest, although this remains unconfirmed.

The four international activists were sentenced to seven days house arrest in Tel Aviv and
are taken care of by the AAtW activists.